Listed Building: SHERRING MONUMENT 3 METRES SOUTH OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL (403856)
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| Grade | II* |
|---|---|
| Authority | Historic England |
| Volume/Map/Item | 443/8/155 |
| Date assigned | 20 May 1985 |
| Date last amended |
Description
WINTERBOURNE STEEPLETON SY 68 NW STEEPLETON VILLAGE
8/155 Sherring Monument 3 metres south of Chancel of Church of St Michael
GV II*
Table-Tomb. Early C18. Stone, with ornamental end blocks, 2 raised and round-headed panels to each side, and hipped top block with heavily moulded cornice. End-blocks are richly carved with linked garlands, with skull-and- cross bones at one end and cherub at other. Inscriptions: left panel, "Here lieth the body of Henry Sherring Who Died Jan 1 17(33) Aetat 30. Also Katherine the Daughter of Henry and Ioan Sherring. Who Died June 3rd. 17(57)." Verse epitaph on right panel: "Here I repose, And find Relief, Waiting in Hope out of this Dust, To Rise and Live, Among the Just". An ornately sculptured, and-well-lettered example of this type of monument.
Listing NGR: SY6292489792
Location
| Grid reference | SY 6292 8979 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | Winterbourne Steepleton; Dorset |
| District (historic) | West Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
External Links (1)
- View details on the National Heritage List for England (From EH UDS to Legacy x-reference)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Jan 10 2019 12:16PM